UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh has requested the United Nations (UN) to recruit Bangladeshi peacekeepers at ‘policy and commanding-level’ posts in the coming days.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam conveyed the request to visiting under-secretary-general and head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) of the UN Hervé Ladsous during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
“They’re considering a Bangladeshi peacekeeper at deputy-commander level and he (Ladsous) hoped that a positive outcome would come soon in that front,” Shahriar told reporters after the meeting.
Responding to a question, Shahriar said they are in discussion for increasing Bangladeshi peacekeepers in African countries.
“It’s still at working level,” he said adding that two destinations
Mali and Central African Republic-are in consideration where Bangladeshi peacekeepers will be deployed.
The State Minister said Ladsous highly appreciated Bangladesh’s role in the UN peacekeeping missions. “He specially applauded female peacekeepers’ contributions.”
Shahriar said some 7,083 armed forces members and 1,758 police members, including 218 female police, are now deployed in UN peacekeeping missions abroad. The UN wants to increase the number of female peacekeepers in the missions.
The State Minister thanked the UN for increasing financial benefits for the peacekeepers that took place after 18 years.
Bangladesh also wanted to know how effectively and efficiently the country can contribute to the UN peacekeeping missions.
Bangladesh has requested the United Nations (UN) to recruit Bangladeshi peacekeepers at ‘policy and commanding-level’ posts in the coming days.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam conveyed the request to visiting under-secretary-general and head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) of the UN Hervé Ladsous during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
“They’re considering a Bangladeshi peacekeeper at deputy-commander level and he (Ladsous) hoped that a positive outcome would come soon in that front,” Shahriar told reporters after the meeting.
Responding to a question, Shahriar said they are in discussion for increasing Bangladeshi peacekeepers in African countries.
“It’s still at working level,” he said adding that two destinations
Mali and Central African Republic-are in consideration where Bangladeshi peacekeepers will be deployed.
The State Minister said Ladsous highly appreciated Bangladesh’s role in the UN peacekeeping missions. “He specially applauded female peacekeepers’ contributions.”
Shahriar said some 7,083 armed forces members and 1,758 police members, including 218 female police, are now deployed in UN peacekeeping missions abroad. The UN wants to increase the number of female peacekeepers in the missions.
The State Minister thanked the UN for increasing financial benefits for the peacekeepers that took place after 18 years.
Bangladesh also wanted to know how effectively and efficiently the country can contribute to the UN peacekeeping missions.
